June 21, 1971

Beame, discussing Estimate Bd's proposed cuts in city's fiscal '72 expense budget, says Lindsay has not yet accepted bd proposal to reduce welfare spending by $38.3-million, int; contends amt can be saved because of reduced level of grants set by NYS Legis and his view that welfare rolls would grow more slowly than predicted by Lindsay adm

Nixons attend ch services, Key Biscayne; mark 31st wedding anniv; illus; Nixon gets Father's Day calls from daughters

Yao Teng-shan, member of revolutionary group in control of Foreign Min in Aug '67, when office of Brit mission was burned, reptdly has been denounced at a mass trial and is now in prison; move seen part of effort to portray China now as diplomatically responsible; seen opening way for exch of ambs with GB

20 NYC policemen, including inspector, capt, 2 its and sgt, charged by dept with allegedly failing to act against illegal Harlem dub where 1 policeman was said to have held his wedding reception; dept announces that in addition to facing charges, 6 officers have been relieved of their duties and 14 ptl have been transferred; also announces that 14 other sgts, 16 plainclothes men and 1 policewoman in 5th Div had been given assignments in new areas; action against policemen grew out of their alleged inability to locate bottle club that was almost immediately spotted by corruption investigators sent into neighborhood; case detailed; Comr Murphy comments; policemen listed

Sugarman repts that under new NYS welfare regulations, effective July 1, about 50,000 employable welfare recipients will have to work for city to continue receiving pub assistance, int; notes city will seek to have recipients perform services that city has been unable to afford; says recipients' 'pay' will be continuance of their relief checks; also discloses that Soc Services Dept will begin notifying recipients that they will be required to pick up checks at office of State Employment Service; clients have been receiving checks by mail